Fortunato's pride and curiosity led him to follow Montresor into the catacombs to inspect the Amontillado, as he wanted to prove his wine connoisseurship by tasting a rare and valuable wine. However, this decision ultimately leads to his demise as Montresor sought revenge for an insult.
In "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator persuades Fortunato to come with him by appealing to Fortunato's pride in his connoisseurship of wine. He entices Fortunato with the promise of tasting a rare and valuable cask of Amontillado, knowing that Fortunato's ego and desire to prove his expertise will make him eager to go with the narrator to the catacombs.
Montresor told Fortunato that he had acquired a cask of Amontillado wine and needed his expertise to verify its authenticity. This appealed to Fortunato's pride and connoisseurship, enticing him to accompany Montresor to the catacombs.
Montresor uses reverse psychology to appeal to Fortunato's pride by playing on his expertise in wine. He lures Fortunato to his home with the promise of a rare and exquisite Amontillado that he claims to have acquired. In doing so, he manipulates Fortunato's vanity and greed, ultimately leading him to his demise.
Montresor appeals to fortunato's pride as a wine connoisseur
The main idea for the story ''The Cask of Amontillado'' is that Montresor wants revenge about what Fortunato said to him, when he would had felt insulted by Fortunato.
The narrator and Fortunato went to the catacombs beneath Montresor's palazzo.
Montresor said he would get Luchresi's help if Fortunato wouldn't go with him. Fortunato is a fool when it comes to wine when he states in paragraph 14 that "Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry." This is a clear indication that Fortunado is actually a drunkard and not a connoisseur of wine, for Amontillado is a Sherry wine. Luchresi is probably renowned in the wine business, so the threat of being outclassed motivates Fortunato to go with Montresor in arrogance.
Montresor lures Fortunato to the catacombs by appealing to his pride and his love for fine wines, specifically mentioning a cask of Amontillado that he claims to have acquired. Fortunato's curiosity and desire to show off his wine expertise lead him to follow Montresor deep into the catacombs, where he meets his doom.
Maybe its the time when the carnival started and montresor saw fortunato in the striped jester dress, there he talks about a wine he paid in full price, not knowing if its amontillado or not, so he asked fortunato to try it assuming he is the expert....Rising actions are the several incidents that lead up to and and set up the climax. Here, those are Montresor tricking Fortunato to go into the catacombs; fooling him several times to continue on through the passageway; showing Fortunato the hidden trowel; seeing the various piles of human bones and having Fortunato enter the niche where he is to be entombed.
"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe depicts the story of Montresor's calculated and cold-blooded murder of his acquaintance Fortunato. The tale intricately delves into themes of revenge, pride, and betrayal, as Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs under the guise of sampling wine, ultimately entombing him alive. The narrative is a chilling exploration of human depravity and the lengths to which one might go in seeking vengeance.
Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs with the promise of tasting Amontillado, a rare and valuable wine. He induces Fortunato to accompany him by mentioning that he will ask another expert for his opinion on the wine. Montresor reveals that his family motto is "Nemo me impune lacessit" ("No one insults me with impunity"), a subtle warning of his sinister intentions.
The narrator meets Fortunato at a carnival in the story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. They encounter each other in the street during the festivities and decide to go to the narrator's underground catacombs to taste a rare wine called Amontillado.